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C. Rights to Data. The DOL and the CITY shall have unlimited rights to any data first procured or delivered under this Agreement. 15. CLEAN AIR / CLEAN WATER ACT. If the grant hereunder exceeds $100,000, SUBRECIPIENT must comply with Section 306 of the Clean Air Act [(42 USC 1875(h)]; Section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1368); Executive Order 11738 and Enviromilental Protection Agency ("EPA") regulations (40 CFR Part 15) as any may now exist or be hereafter amended. Under these laws and regulations, the SUBRECIPIENT assures that: (a) No facility to be utilized in the perfonnance of the proposed grant has been listed on the EPA List of Violating Facilities; (b) It will notify CITY prior to award of the receipt of any communication from the Director, Office of Federal Activities, U.S. EPA, indicating that a facility to be utilized for the grant is under consideration to be listed on the EPA List of Violating Facilities; and, (c) It will notify the CITY and the EPA about any known violation of the above laws and regulations. 16. SUBRECIPIENT agrees to adhere to the following STANDARDS OF CONDUCT: a. General Assurance. Every reasonable course of action will be taken by SUBRECIPIENT in order to maintain the integrity of this expenditure of public fiords and to avoid favoritism. This Agreement will be administered in an impartial manner, free from errors to gain personal, financial, political gain. SUBRECIPIENT, its officers and employees, in administering this Agreement, will avoid situations which give rise to a suggestion that any decision was influenced by prejudice, bias, special interest or desire for personal gain. b. Employment of Former State or CITY Employees. SUBRECIPIENT will ensure that any of its employees who were formerly employed by the State of California or CITY, in a position that could have enabled such individuals to impact policy regarding or implementation of programs covered by this Agreement, will not be assigned to any part or phase of the activities conducted pursuant to this Agreement for a period of not less than two (2) years following the termination of such employment. c. Conducting Business Involving Relatives. No relative by blood, adoption or marriage of any executive or employee of SUBRECIPIENT will receive favorable treatment when considered for enrollment in programs provided by, or employment with, SUBRECIPIENT. d. Conducting Business Involving Close personal Friends and Associates. Executives and employees of SUBRECIPIENT will be particularly aware of the varying degrees of influence that can be exerted by personal friends and associates and, in administering this Agreement, will exercise due diligence to avoid situations which give rise to an assertion that favorable treatment is being granted to friends and associates. When it is in the public interest for SUBRECIPIENT to conduct business with a friend or associate of an executive or employee of SUBRECIPIENT, an elected official in the area or a voting or non -voting member of the Workforce ,Investment Board (WIB), a permanent record of the transaction will be retained. Page 10 of 17